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乱 (luàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

乱 (luàn) is a Chinese word: chaotic. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 乱

形 xíng adjective

chaotic

这个房间太乱了。

zhè ge fáng jiān tài luàn le

This room is too messy.

副 fù adverb

chaotically

别乱动我的东西。

bié luàn dòng wǒ de dōng xi

Don't touch my things randomly.

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Word breakdown

乱 luàn — chaotic

Words with this character (11)
  • 1 混乱 hùn luàn — chaotic HSK 6
    • 混 mixed up, confused
    • 乱 disorder, chaos
    Example

    这个房间很混乱。

    zhè ge fáng jiān hěn hùn luàn

    This room is very chaotic.

  • 2 乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo — messy; in a mess; chaotic HSK 7
    • 乱 chaos; disorder
    • 七 seven (used idiomatically with 八 to suggest randomness)
    • 八 eight (used idiomatically with 七 to suggest randomness)
    • 糟 terrible; in a mess; bad condition
    Example

    他的房间乱七八糟的，到处都是衣服。

    tā de fáng jiān luàn qī bā zāo de dào chù dōu shì yī fu

    His room is a mess, with clothes everywhere.

  • 3 忙乱 máng luàn — flustered HSK 7
    • 忙 busy, rushed
    • 乱 chaotic, confused, disorderly
    Example

    早上起晚了，我忙乱地准备出门。

    zǎo shang qǐ wǎn le wǒ máng luàn de zhǔn bèi chū mén

    I woke up late this morning and got ready to go out in a fluster.

  • 4 慌乱 huāng luàn — flustered HSK 7
    • 慌 panic, alarm
    • 乱 disorder, confusion
    Example

    面对紧急情况，他表现得很慌乱。

    miàn duì jǐn jí qíng kuàng tā biǎo xiàn de hěn huāng luàn

    Facing the emergency, he acted very flustered.

  • 5 扰乱 rǎo luàn — to disrupt HSK 7
    • 扰 to disturb, to interfere
    • 乱 disorder, chaos
    Example

    不要扰乱公共秩序。

    bú yào rǎo luàn gōng gòng zhì xù

    Don't disrupt public order.

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Structure & writing
1 乱 luàn — disorderly; chaotic

乱 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 舌 shé — tongue, the organ in the mouth used for tasting, chewing, and speaking
舌 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
话 huà speech; spoken words; language
HSK 3
刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 活 huó to live; to be alive (opposite of '死') 甜 tián sweet taste (like sugar or honey), opposite of bitter 适 shì (lit.) to go; to travel to
HSK 4
乱 luàn disorderly; chaotic
HSK 5
括 kuò (lit.) to tie up; to bind 敌 dí hostile; antagonistic 舍 shě to give up; to abandon 辞 cí wording; diction; elegant language
HSK 7
舔 tiǎn to lick (touch or pick up something with the tongue)
1.2 乚 háo — fine unit of measure; one-tenth of a thread
乚 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 3
礼 lǐ ceremony or etiquette formed by social morals and customs
HSK 4
乱 luàn disorderly; chaotic
HSK 5
尺 chǐ chi, a traditional Chinese unit of length (≈33.33 cm; 10 寸 = 1 尺, 10 尺 = 1 丈)
HSK 6
扎 zhā to prick; to pierce
HSK 7
乳 rǔ breast; mammary gland 孔 kǒng hole; opening; aperture 甩 shuǎi to swing; to wave

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